Wagon-hound



UNITED l STATES vPATENT OFFICE..

WILLIAM G. HARPER, OF UNIONVILLE CENTRE, OHIO.

WAGON-HOUND.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 259,139, dated June 6,1882.

Application inea March 1, Issa. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

'act description of the same.

This Invention has for its object the production of a more economicaland durable construction of the hind hounds of a wagon rnn'- ning-gearthan has been before produced 5 and it consists mainly in thecombination ot' the axle and bolster with certain bolts and bracerods orhounds, the construction being such that the axle aud bolster areproperly united and strongly held without cutting or notching any part,as will be more fully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawin gs,Figure l represents a plan view of myimproved hounds; Fig. 2, a side view of the same, and Fig. 3 atransverse section on the line x m of Fig. l.

A represents the coupling-pole, constructed in the usual well-knownmanner.

B represents 'the axle, and C the bolster, which are united together,without the cutting or notching any part, by means ofthe vertical boltsD D D, as shown.

E represents a brace-bar or hound the front end of which is U-shaped inform, and the rear end of which is V-shaped in form, the arms of the bardiverging to rest under and against the axle near its ends. The rear endof each arm of the brace-bar or hound E is strongly united to the axleby means of one ofthe vertical bolts D, as shown. The front end of the'brace-bar forms, in connection with the front end of the brace-rodhereinafter referred to vand certain connecting-bolts, a frame-work bymeans of which connection is made with the coupling-pole. Y

F represents a brace-rod or hound the front end of whichis attend into aplate and made U-shaped in form, and the rear end of which is madeV-shaped in form, the arms of the rod divcrgiug for the purpose ofpassing through the bolster near its ends. The rear end of each arm isprovided with screw-threads and proper nuts, by means of which it isstrongly united to the bolster, as shown.

Gr G represent vertical bolts, extending through the front ends of vthebrace-bar or hound E and brace-rod upon each side of the coupling-pole;and-H H,.sleeves or collars on the bolts, as shown.

I represents a brace-bar, which extends from above the sleeve of onebolt to below the sleeve ot' the other bolt in a diagonal direction, as

shown.

J represents a bolt by means ot' which the coupling-pole is united tothe frame-work at the front end ot' the hounds.

By means of the construction described great strength and simplicity isobtained, with a reduction of cost.

In view of the fact that none ot' the parts are weakened by cutting, andthat no recesses are provided for holding moisture to cause rot, greatdurability also is obtained.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

In combination `with the brace-bar E and brace-rod F, the vertical boltsG Gr, the sleeves H H, and brace-bar I, substantially as described,and'for the purpose set forth.

vWILLIAM e. HARPER.

Witnesses T. B. BENTON,

J. Q. BURGNER.

